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creating fonts from unconventional materials

16/2/2021

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Using household materials, I have created several examples of creating unconventional fonts from items found around my house.

In the first example on the left, I have gone fairly basic and used scrabble letters to construct the entire alphabet. Although it's not particularly a unique font in itself, the fact that the letters each have their own individual border and score/number makes it quite interesting and creates much more separation between characters.

In the centre example, I have simply used silverware to create an 'ABC'. I actually like this one quite a lot, however the one thing I struggled with was creating curves, so in this instance the hoops of the 'B' and curl of the 'C'. Since silverware is mostly straight forms, curves cannot be made particularly smooth. 

The last example on the right is formed of things I found on my desk, in this case I used a fine-liner, a paintbrush, a rubber, a tube of paint, nail-clippers and a broken CD. It's quite a lazy construction to be honest, however when I was stuck creating the letter 'C' I decided to cut the CD up to get that nice curl, and after doing so, I realised I could also use the smaller piece I'd cut out to form the lower portion of the letter 'B', which in actuality fits perfectly, especially with it's straight bottom edge. The rainbow reflection the CD gives off is also quite a nice touch and I think creating an entire font from this method and material may be a very quirky and modern example. It almost reminds me of the Bauhaus font in a way.
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